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Shared by Ben Waber on 2025-02-06 at 01:13 (original by Gretchen Anderson)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-05 at 02:12

TIL the US banned vagrancy laws during Reconstruction because it was known that they were discriminatory https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Codes_(United_States)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-05 at 02:07

Today was fairly packed (pic is from earlier in the week), but in the breaks between calls I was still able to fit in a talk and a book for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/3)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-05 at 02:07

First was an important panel on class inequality in the UK at the LSE with Aditya Chakrabortty, Clare MacGillivray, Mike Savage, Zarah Sultana, and Faiza Shaheen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAAEjkX9Phk (2/3) #economics #politics #UK

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-04 at 19:32

Pretty sure folks didn't vote for President Musk, but that's what we're getting and who's really in charge https://www.theverge.com/politics/605609/musk-trump-doge-takeover-crisis

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Shared by Ben Waber on 2025-02-04 at 16:25 (original by Techmeme)

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Shared by Ben Waber on 2025-02-04 at 16:23 (original by Jeffrey P. Bigham 🔥🔥)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-04 at 01:40

It got warmer today, but before the Charles thawed I was still able to get out for a short run and listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

Remember that you can subscribe to my playlists (for free!) here - https://academicrunplaylist.beehiiv.com/ (1/5)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-04 at 01:40

Last was "Gateway to Freedom" by Eric Foner. While this book has a focus on the history of slavery in New York City and the conflicting forces of abolition and escape against renditions of Black people (only some of whom were escaped slaves) to the South, it also touches on other areas of the country that were central to the abolition movement. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/6493987/s/an-essential-look-at-the-underground-railroad#anchor-6493987 (5/5) #history #US

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-04 at 01:40

First was a great talk by @SRanchordas on how economic regulation has evolved over the decades at the Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute (ALTI) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0X_MFh2aNo (2/5) #law #economics

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-04 at 01:40

Next was an interesting talk by Volker Stocker on the policy challenges of AI-driven ecosystems (FYI the sound is a bit scuffed) at ALTI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wYllZ_7hII (3/5) #law #AI

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-04 at 01:40

Next was "The Comanche Empire" by Pekka Hämäläinen. This book presents a comprehensive history of the sprawling military history of the Comanche. Contrasting with some of Hämäläinen's other books, it is extremely territorially focused and only has a few sections looking at the internal dynamics of how the Comanche lived

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/6491291/s/a-military-focused-history#anchor-6491291 (4/5) #history #indigenous #US

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Shared by Ben Waber on 2025-02-03 at 19:56 (original by Miss Gayle)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-03 at 03:40

Apropos of nothing https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkx1k1nHOgeCfUpk0iT_GAAPMiK1yqihpfr?si=rvAZSLoUHaniHEX3

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-02 at 02:49

It was a beautiful but cold day out, and while going out for a lovely jaunt in the woods I was also able to listen to a book for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/2)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-02 at 02:49

Today I listened to "Lakota America" by Pekka Hämäläinen, who traces the Lakota influence and story starting centuries earlier than most histories of North America. Most interesting to me were the pre-1800s chapters which trace their migrations and interactions with other First Nations, European powers, and eventually the United States. Highly recommend

Full review: https://bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/review/6472778/s/a-rich-engaging-book-on-one-of-north-americas-most-influential-powers#anchor-6472778 (2/2) #history #US #indigenous

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-01 at 04:30

It was pretty gross out today (this picture is from yesterday's run), but while milling about inside I was still able to listen to some talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist! (1/6)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-02-01 at 04:30

First was an intriguing talk by Giuseppe Colangelo on the tradeoffs around interoperability mandates and competition concerns in mobile platforms at @Weizenbaum_Institut https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxtMyId7MYI (2/6) #law #antitrust

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Shared by Ben Waber on 2025-02-01 at 02:43 (original by Elena Glassman)

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Written by Ben Waber on 2025-01-31 at 20:13

One of my favorite maps of all time https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/emjy6o/the_globalization_of_dumplings_under_the_mongol/?rdt=52112

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